Awards Overview

About the Awards:

Precedent Magazine profiles the next generation of lawyers, features their experiences and engages them on the topics they care about. The Precedent Setter Awards recognize Toronto lawyers called to the bar in the last 10 years who have shown excellence and leadership in their practice and their community.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for an Award, a nominee must:

Be in their first 10 years of practice.

Have been called to the bar in Ontario between 2009 and 2018 (inclusive).

Be currently practising law in Toronto.

Precedent seeks to recognize lawyers that reflect the diversity of the profession and strongly encourages nominations of lawyers from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Process and Criteria:

Letters of nomination may come from any member of the legal community who has worked closely with — and can speak to the qualities and achievements of — the nominee.

The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, January 25, 2019.

Further information about the nomination process can be found in the Nomination Package below.

Selection Process:

The panel of judges will be made up of lawyers who are leaders in their fields and representative of the diversity of the legal profession.

The panel will review each application that meets the eligibility criteria.

The decision of the panel is at its absolute discretion and is final. There is no right of appeal against any decision.

Winners will be notified in March and will be featured in the 2019 summer issue of Precedent Magazine.

Nomination Package

The Precedent Setter Awards recognize Toronto lawyers who have shown excellence and leadership in their early years of practice. Nominations are welcome from any member of the legal community who has worked closely with — and can speak to the qualities and achievements of — the nominee.

Nomination Letter:

In no more than twotyped pages, provide specific examples of why you believe this individual is a true Precedent Setter. For example, describe how the individual has achieved professional excellence and set a standard for peers, acted as mentor or role model to other lawyers, advanced opportunities for women or minorities practicing law, incorporated pro bono or community work into their practice and generally set the bar for fellow lawyers practicing in Toronto.